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<samba:parameter name="max connections"
                 context="S"
				 type="integer"
                 xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
<description>
    <para>This option allows the number of simultaneous connections to a service to be limited.
    If <parameter moreinfo="none">max connections</parameter> is greater than 0 then connections
    will be refused if this number of connections to the service are already open. A value 
    of zero mean an unlimited number of connections may be made.</para>

    <para>Record lock files are used to implement this feature. The lock files will be stored in 
    the directory specified by the <link linkend="LOCKDIRECTORY">
    <parameter moreinfo="none">lock directory</parameter></link> option.</para>
</description>

<value type="default">0</value>
<value type="example">10</value>
</samba:parameter>